Maintenance Manager

Inform3 Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Maintenance Manager in Dublin to oversee maintenance activities in a food manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have strong team management skills, knowledge of mechanical and electrical maintenance, and experience with H&S legislation. Responsibilities include hands-on maintenance, managing KPIs, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The role offers a salary between €70K and €75K, with occasional early starts and Saturday shifts required.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of H&S legislative requirements related to maintenance activities.
• Experience in managing a team within a manufacturing environment.
• Aptitude in mechanical and electrical skills with troubleshooting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the maintenance function and team activities in the factory.
• Implement a preventative maintenance program.
• Ensure compliance with H&S and Food Safety legislation.

Skills

Team management

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Problem-solving

Understanding of H&S legislation

Education

Relevant qualifications in engineering

Tools

Multi-meters

Schematic drawings

Job description

Overview

Job Title – Maintenance Manager

Job Location – Co. Dublin

Salary – €70K - €75K BOE

About the Company:

Are you an experienced Maintenance Manager with experience working within the Food sector? Then this is the role for you!

Our client here at Inform3 are recruiting for a Maintenance Manager to join their team where you will be managing the maintenance function and a team of maintenance team members.

The factory operates Monday through to Saturday from 4.00am to 7pm each day. So, this role will be Monday – Friday 8am – 4:30pm but required on occasions to work Saturdays or start at 4am and work to 7pm when needed.

Responsibilities

• Being actively hands on, to carry out production centric and facility maintenance activities in the factory.
• Ensuring all maintenance activities are carried out in line with current H&S and Food Safety legislation.
• Mechanical / electrical repairs to a wide range of equipment & processes for example high speed packing, automation, electro/mechanical/pneumatic/hydraulic systems and facilities maintenance are just some of the engineering elements that will be encountered.
• Understanding and managing (and the ability to track/manage) the maintenance function KPIs.
• Thought process for dealing with and resolving issues and leading their team.
• Implement preventative maintenance program and manage the process for recording/verifying maintenance logs/records.
• Monitor and drive improvements in the effectiveness of all maintenance activities.
• Own, monitor, report on and implement improvements to increase equipment efficiency.
• Managing the supplier/vendor processes - engaging with suppliers, field service engineers, etc for organising required works.
• Managing team activities, rostering, assigning tasks & work, etc to deliver against targets/KPIs.
• Identify, manage and carry out preventative maintenance outside formal maintenance programs.

Essential Criteria

• Understanding of H&S legislative requirements relating to maintenance activities and ability to manage a function where all maintenance work is carried out in line with H&S standards.
• Ability to manage a team and manage the work environment to facilitate the maintenance function deliver against its KPIs.
• Strong people management skills and understanding of people and of people centric policies, procedures, and legislation.
• Qualification with strong aptitude and wide-ranging mechanical skills and/or electrical and/or fitter skills.
• Ability to read mechanical schematic drawings, use multi-meters and troubleshoot electrical faults.
• Good understanding of automation and an automated environment.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment, ideally food or FMCG. Knowledge of Multi-Vac systems and process would be a distinct advantage.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a strong, coherent and logical thought process.
• Highly motivated with proven ability to work on own initiative, a good team player and self-motivated.

For more information surrounding the role, feel free to contact Caolán on 015 314 886.

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